First of all, thank you for sharing the blessings of your children’s lives with us. Here at First Parish we truly believe it is an honor to play a role in nurturing the spirits, minds and emotions of all children who join us for worship, study and play. Each child in our program enriches the [read more...]
Thank you for volunteering to teach in our cooperative Religious Education Program. Teaching is one of the most important ways in which a church member can contribute to the health and well-being of the church as a whole. In fact, some see teaching as both a spiritual act, and as a commitment to social justice. [read more...]
At First Parish, our religious education curriculum is chosen to reflect a progression in a child’s spiritual development from preschool through 8th grade. A child’s beginning experience in church school addresses a basic understanding of church and faith, the 7 Unitarian Universalist Principles, issues of diversity and difference, and meaningful stories from the Bible and other [read more...]
Greetings and Welcome to the First Parish Religious Education Program
For 300 years our church has been an integral part of the community, encouraging spiritual exploration and growth for all. We continue this tradition through the careful and loving guidance of children and youth in our Religious Education program, designed for children from preschool through high school. Drawing from our deep heritage, children learn and grow here as they develop their own sense of faith, value, and identity through explorations of spiritual truth, meaning and experience.
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 Unitarian Universalists in New Orleans (Part 1)First of all, my apologies for not posting in a bit. Â The interruption began as planning for the big Youth Group service trip to New Orleans began to pick up (after our intern minister, Christian Schmidt became a father), then I was on full-time trip chaperone mode, and since getting back I’ve had several challenges [read more...] |
 When holy days cross paths…As many of you know, one of my favorite blogs is On Being Both by Susan Katz Miller. Â In her writings, Katz Miller discusses life within an interfaith family, something familiar to many First Parish members. Â This week she writes about handling the intersection of Passover and Easter this year when the two important holidays [read more...] |
 Teaching is a Selfish ActFrom this week’s RE Newsletter: Teaching is a selfish act. Yes, you read that correctly. Teaching is a selfish act. I was just thinking about this very thing yesterday while leading a discussion with students in an ethics class that I teach at Endicott College. As a part of a segment on the ethics of [read more...] |
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